Characteristic

AMBD (n = 168)

NAMBD (n = 23)

P value

Mean age at onset, years (95% CI)

50.25 (48.83 - 52.16)

46.08 (37.62 - 53.97)

0.762

Men, n (%)

142 (84.5%)

11 (47.8%)

0.000

Malnutrition (%)

65/80 (81.3%)

8/16 (50.0%)

0.019

Diabetes (%)

12 (7.1%)

7 (30.4%)

0.002

Wernicke’s disease (%)

17 (10.1%)

2 (8.7%)

1.000

Delay from the onset of symptoms to admission ≤2 weeks

102 (60.7%)

17 (73.9%)

0.221

Thiamine treatment (%)

119 (70.8%)

14 (60.9%)

0.330

MR verification

158 (94.0%)

20 (87.0%)

0.409

Cortical involvement

23 (13.7%)

1 (4.3%)

0.351